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Hillel Furstenberg

German-born US-Israeli mathematician · Israel · Academics · Born 1935 · age 91

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Hillel "Harry" Furstenberg is a German-born American-Israeli mathematician and professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a laureate of the Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics.

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2020Abel PrizeAward2007Honorary Doctor of the University of Rennes IAwardWolf Prize in MathematicsAward2004The EMET Prize for Art, Science and CultureAward1993Harvey PrizeAwardIsrael PrizeAward1977Rothschild PrizeAward1935Born29 September 1935

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Abel Prize2020
Wolf Prize in Mathematics2007
Honorary Doctor of the University of Rennes I2007
The EMET Prize for Art, Science and Culture2004
Israel Prize1993
Harvey Prize1993
Rothschild Prize1977

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Child: Yair Furstenberg

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Hillel "Harry" Furstenberg is a German-born American-Israeli mathematician and professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. He is a member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities and U.S. National Academy of Sciences and a laureate of the Abel Prize and the Wolf Prize in Mathematics. He is known for his application of probability theory and ergodic theory methods to other areas of mathematics, including number theory and Lie groups.

Country
Israel
Category
Academics
Type
Academic
Status
living
Dates
Born 1935 · age 91

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